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Psalms 58:8

6 O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.

7 May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.

Like a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun.

9 Before your pots can feel the burning thorns— whether green or dry— He will sweep them away.

10 The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Like a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun.
KJV
As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.
WEB
Let them be like a snail which melts and passes away, like the stillborn child, who has not seen the sun.
ASV
[Let them be] as a snail which melteth and passeth away, [Like] the untimely birth of a woman, that hath not seen the sun.
DARBY
Let them be as a snail that melteth as it passeth away; [like] the untimely birth of a woman, let them not see the sun.
BLB
Like a snail melting as it goes, the stillborn child of a woman, may they not see the sun!
ÅB
La dem være som en snegl, som oppløses mens den går, som en kvinnes ufullbårne foster, som ikke har sett solen!
OTB
Måtte de være som en snegle som løses opp til slim,
Som en dødfødsel som aldri ser solen.
B1930
La dem være som en snegl, som opløses mens den går, som en kvinnes ufullbårne foster, som ikke har sett solen!

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Cross references

  • Job 3:16

    Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child, like an infant who never sees daylight?

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  • Ecclesiastes 6:3

    A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.

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  • Psalms 37:35–36

    I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,

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  • James 1:10

    But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.

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  • Matthew 24:35

    Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

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